Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate

Overview

“Next, I will provide a brief introduction to some basic principles of character design: shapes, their meaning, and the line of action. ”

In this video lesson Julia Körner addresses the topic: The Meaning of Shapes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate. Imagine fantastical characters and turn them into captivating illustrations by exploring poses, props, color, and lighting in Procreate.

Partial transcription of the video

“ The Meaning of Shapes In this lesson, I will speak about some basics of character design. I will introduce you to the shape language, the meaning of shapes, and the importance of the line of action. We will look at the main three shapes. It's the circle, the square, and the triangle. We will start to look at the circle and bubbly and round shapes and which emotions or typical things they are connected to. Round shapes are mostly connected to passive characters or silly and funny ones. We connect it to softness and cuteness, positive emotion and is a close form, so it always transports a s...”

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Course summary for: Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (142)
• 7162 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 29m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration